Tuesday, August 6, 1940

From the day

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The Headlines

The International Situation; American Developments

#1 on Your Hit Parade

I'll Never Smile Again

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Red Ryder BB Gun

On This Day

• Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Andy Warhol (1928)
• Alexander Fleming (1881)
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809)
• Lucille Ball (1911)
• Robert Mitchum (1917)

Slang

Tech Check

Color TV Broadcasts, Jeep & Radar Systems.

Style of 1940

Silhouette: Boxy and austere (Utility)

Material: Rayon and tweed

• Victory rolls
• Utility suits
• Snoods

Cost of Living (1940)